Among the historical figures in Arizona, one I find particularly interesting is Cesar Chavez and his constant struggles for the rights of farm workers. For my book report, I chose to read and then write about a book called Cesar Chavez: A Biography by Roger Bruns. After reading the book, I gained a better knowledge of Chavez and his work and appreciated the book itself and thought it was well done and nicely detailed. While I was first analyzing the book, one thing I noted was the detailed descriptions of the awful situations many migrant workers faced. For example, at the very beginning of the book, the plight of the typical migrant worker is described in this way, “Stooped over in the intense sun along the rows of crops, the migrants worked early morning till nearly dark”. The author’s descriptiveness helped me as the reader to put myself in the situation and to imagine what the workers were going through. Shortly after this, the migrant worker’s living arrangements are also described, “At night, they returned to the housing …show more content…
Authors that use complicated language or who drag things out, can often result in the reader not being able to understand what the author is trying to convey. With this book however, I was never lost or confused with the writing style and language used and thought that a positive factor. For instance, when describing Chavez himself, “Thin, five-foot six inches tall, with jet-black hair”. I believe this is nicely detailed, but also concise and to the point. Another case with Chavez is when the author says he is, “Chavez harbored strong passions to fight back at the people and conditions that had made his own life and that of his family, friends, and fellow workers so grinding”. This simply describes Chavez, his personality, and his convictions, and in a way humanizes him and stresses his beliefs and willingness to help